A man jumped high with the ball in both hands. When his head was about to fly over the basket, he slammed the basketball into the basket with a bang, then grabbed the basket with both hands and moved his body
Swinging in the air.
"Snapped!"
"Snapped!"
A boy wearing jersey No. 31 came in applauding and praised: "Nice buckle, Jay."
Jay Williams turned around, looked at the cheering No. 31, wiped the sweat from his face and said: "Captain, why are you here?"
"I can't sleep. Tomorrow is the opening game against the North Carolina Tar Heels. Maybe I'm excited, maybe I'm worried, so I came to the arena to practice a little longer," No. 31 said with a smile.
"I think it should be excitement, Captain Sean." Jay Williams expressed his feelings.
Player No. 31 is the captain of the Duke Blue Devils, Sean Battier.
"I'm a little excited. Another year of the NCAA has begun, and I'm naturally looking forward to it." Shane Battier sighed as he saw that all the seats in the arena that could accommodate thousands of people were covered with Blue Devils jerseys.
: "But I am also worried. Of course I am not worried about North Carolina. Although we are old enemies with North Carolina, North Carolina is not a worry this year."
"What team is that?" Jay Williams asked.
Sean Battier frowned, and it took him a long time to say the name of the team: "Connecticut! I heard that Connecticut recruited Caron Butler this year. This is a big deal for their strength.
A big improvement.”
Jay Williams just smiled after hearing this.
He felt that Captain Sean was too sensitive, but it was not difficult to understand. The year before last, Duke had been extremely close to the championship, but unfortunately lost to Connecticut State University in the finals. This may be the pain in Sean Battier's heart forever.
Shane Battier belongs to the golden generation of the Duke Blue Devils.
In the fall of 1997, Battier came to Duke University, along with Elton Brand, Williams Avery, Chris Burgess and Corey Maggette.
They form the golden generation of Duke.
However, after losing to Connecticut, Brand, Avery and Maggette chose to enter the NBA.
Burges also transferred to the University of Utah from Duke.
Only Shane remains from the golden generation.
Battier, alone, could only take rookies Jay Williams and Carlos Boozer to participate in the NCAA tournament, but last year they still fell outside the quarterfinals.
"Jay, your growth is beyond my expectation. No one knows your current strength now. When the league starts, you will surprise everyone." Shane Battier's face showed a trace of expectation.
"Captain, I'm not as strong as you say." Jay Williams said embarrassedly.
"You have to believe in my vision. I believe that this year's Duke will definitely win the championship because of your growth." Shane Battier clenched his fists.
"Yes, we must win the championship." Jay Williams was also infected by Battier.
Battier smiled and patted Williams on the shoulder and said, "But before we win the championship, we still have to drive back these nasty guys from North Carolina."
"Is North Carolina annoying?"
"You don't understand, every Duke player will hate North Carolina. You just need to remember that we can lose, but we must not lose to North Carolina."
"Understood, Captain." Jay Williams nodded heavily.
Looking at the orange basketball in Williams' hands, Shane Battier's heart slowly boiled.
North Carolina, Connecticut, come on!
ncaa championship.
I, Sean Battier, am here!
The Duke Blue Devils are here!
…
Connecticut head coach Jim Calhoun was furious on the bus.
"Where did that guy Caron go?"
All the players on the bus were silent, no one dared to say a word.
"Forget it, leave him alone, driver, just drive."
With a look of helplessness, Calhoun waved his hand and motioned for the driver to drive: "Even if a guy dares not come to school when school starts, I can't expect him to be on time for the game."
Captain Albert Morin whispered: "Coach, how about we wait for him? After all, this is our first game of the season."
"Wouldn't you be able to play basketball without him?"
Calhoun glared at him.
Seeing that Maureen was not talking, the driver slowly started the bus, turned slowly, drove out of the gate of the University of Connecticut, and headed towards the main road.
"Caron didn't catch the bus for today's game, so we have to be prepared for his absence later in the game. Let's all be energetic and win our first game of the season." Calhoun said loudly.
Mobilization before the game.
"I know coach, you can't beat a weakling like the Quinnipiac Bobcats," one of the players said with a smile.
Calhoun shook his head and said seriously: "We cannot take any opponent lightly. Think about the year we won the championship, the reason why we were the final winner was because those guys at Duke were too conceited."
The car immediately fell silent.
"Do you understand?" Calhoun shouted.
"I understand, coach." The players responded in unison.
Calhoun then sat down with peace of mind and looked out the car window, feeling a little helpless in his heart.
Caron is definitely the ace of this team, but perhaps due to the environment in which he grew up, his style of behavior is too bohemian. If he cannot make changes, it will be difficult to see how far this team can go in the future.
It's hard to say.
Calhoun suddenly remembered what Caron Butler had mentioned to him about the Gonzaga Bulldogs.
Especially one of the Asian players.
Calhoun originally thought how powerful an Asian player could be, but after hearing Caron Butler's description, he became a little jealous of Gonzaga's coach.
Why doesn't the genius come to me?
The more Calhoun thought about it, the more depressed he became. He subconsciously glanced at the group of untalented players behind him. Without Caron Butler, he really didn't expect the team to have a good record this year.
I'm so jealous of this guy Mark Four.
In the dormitory of the University of Connecticut, Caron Butler suddenly woke up from his dream.
"Shet, you overslept!"
"It's all my fault, that guy Lu Yu, for putting so much pressure on me."
"I shouldn't have secretly practiced a thousand extra shots yesterday."
He quickly got dressed from his dormitory, picked up his equipment and rushed downstairs. When he ran to the meeting point, the bus only left a row of turning brake marks.
Damn it!
Fortunately, the competition venue was in the city, otherwise I wouldn't even be able to play in the opening game.
Thinking of this, Caron Butler couldn't help but curse.
"Coach, you're fucking waiting for me..."
…
Lu Yu got up very early in the morning.
Lu Chaoyang has already made breakfast and is waiting for Lu Yu downstairs.
"Dad, today is my first NCAA game, will you go and watch it?" Lu Yu asked while eating.
Lu Chaoyang's hand holding the chopsticks paused for a moment, then continued to pick up food: "Let's see if the store is busy. If it is, I won't go."
"Then you mean you'll come if you're not busy?" Lu Yu said with a smile.
Lu Chaoyang rolled his eyes at him. Recently, he always felt that his son was getting older and younger: "Eat your food."
"Oh, I got it."
Lu Yu lowered his head and continued to eat.
After dinner, Lu Yu got on his electric motorcycle and rode to Gonzaga.
The sky was blue and clear, without a single cloud.
Lu Yu took the time to look at the system panel.
The breathing method of water is 50%, the breathing method of fire is 14%, the breathing method of thunder is 7%...
That's right,
After this period of training, the Flame Breathing Technique has increased by 1%, reaching a progress of 14%.
Now water breathing method and fire breathing method have found suitable exercise methods.
There is still the Thunder Breathing Technique.
"You're not really going to let me touch the wires, are you?"
Lu Yu shook his head and decided not to think about it anymore. After all, today was his first NCAA game, and he still had to devote all his energy to it.
